81_FR_46855 81 FR 46718 - Market Test of Experimental Product-Customized Delivery

81 FR 46718 - Market Test of Experimental Product-Customized Delivery

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 137 (July 18, 2016)

Page Range46718-46719
FR Document2016-16823

The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service request to extend the Customized Delivery market test for one additional year and expand the market test to a number of additional markets. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46718-46719]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16823]


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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. MT2014-1; Order No. 3424]


Market Test of Experimental Product-Customized Delivery

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recently-filed Postal Service 
request to extend the Customized Delivery market test for one 
additional year and expand the market test to a number of additional 
markets. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public 
comment, and takes other administrative steps.

DATES: Comments are due: July 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing 
Online system at http://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments 
electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing 
alternatives.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 
202-789-6820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Notice of Filing and Designation of Substitute Public 
Representative
III. Ordering Paragraphs

I. Introduction

    On July 8, 2016, the Postal Service filed a request, pursuant to 39 
U.S.C. 3641(d)(2) and Order No. 2224, to extend the Customized Delivery 
market test for an additional year and to expand the market test to 
other markets during this additional year.\1\ Customized Delivery is a 
package delivery service offering that provides customers with delivery 
of groceries and other prepackaged goods. Order No. 2224 at 1. The 
Postal Service formally implemented the Customized Delivery market test 
on November 1, 2014, in the San Francisco Metropolitan area. Request at 
1. It expanded the market into the following metropolitan areas: Los 
Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; New York City, NY; Sacramento, CA; 
Stamford, CT; and Las Vegas, NV.\2\
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    \1\ Request of the United States Postal Service for Extension of 
Customized Delivery Market Test, July 8, 2016 (Request). See also 
Order No. 2224, Order Authorizing Customized Delivery Market Test, 
October 23, 2014.
    \2\ Request at 1; see Notice of the United States Postal Service 
of Expansion of Customized Delivery Market Test, February 20, 2015; 
Notice of the United States Postal Service of Expansion of 
Customized Delivery Market Test, June 18, 2015; Notice of the United 
States Postal Service of Expansion of Customized Delivery Market 
Test, January 22, 2016.
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    During the extension the Postal Service plans to continue the 
market test in the metropolitan areas in which it currently operates. 
Request at 1. It also ``intends to expand the Customized Delivery 
market test to a number of additional markets over the next year, so 
that [it] can examine the market in a wider range of metropolitan 
areas.'' ld. The Postal Service asserts that it must continue the 
market test in a variety of metropolitan areas during the next year to 
determine the operational feasibility and desirability of adding 
Customized

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Delivery as a permanent product. ld. at 1-2.
    The Customized Delivery market test is currently scheduled to 
expire on October 31, 2016. Id. at 1. In the Request, the Postal 
Service requests to extend the market test for one additional year, 
until October 31, 2017, and to expand the market test into other 
metropolitan areas. Id. at 1-2. The Postal Service represents that all 
other aspects of the Customized Delivery market test remain unchanged 
and comply with 39 U.S.C. 3641 and Order No. 2224. ld. at 2.

II. Notice of Filing and Designation of Substitute Public 
Representative

    The Commission reopens Docket No. MT2014-1 to consider matters 
raised by the Postal Service's Request. The Commission invites comments 
on whether the Request complies with applicable statutory and 
regulatory requirements, including 39 U.S.C. 3641, 39 CFR part 3035, 
and Order No. 2224. Comments are due no later than July 27, 2016. The 
public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission's 
Web site (http://www.prc.gov).
    39 U.S.C. 505 requires the Commission to designate an officer of 
the Commission to represent the interests of the general public in all 
public proceedings (Public Representative). The Public Representative 
previously designated in Order No. 2197 is no longer able to serve.\3\ 
In light of that circumstance, the Commission designates Lauren A. 
D'Agostino to serve as the substitute Public Representative to 
represent the interests of the general public in this docket.
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    \3\ See Notice and Order Concerning Market Test of Experimental 
Product--Customized Delivery, September 25, 2014, at 4 (Order No. 
2197).
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III. Ordering Paragraphs

    It is ordered:
    1. The Commission reopens Docket No. MT2014-1 to consider matters 
raised by the Postal Service's Request.
    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the Commission designates Lauren A. 
D'Agostino to serve as the substitute Public Representative to 
represent the interests of the general public in this docket.
    3. Comments are due no later than July 27, 2016.
    4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the 
Federal Register.

    By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-16823 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am]
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46718 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 137 / Monday, July 18, 2016 / Notices Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 DATES: Comments are due: July 27, of July 2016. (Public Representative). Section II also 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. establishes comment deadline(s) ADDRESSES: Submit comments Alexander Adams Jr., pertaining to each request. electronically via the Commission’s Chief, Research and Test Reactors Licensing The public portions of the Postal Filing Online system at http:// Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Service’s request(s) can be accessed via www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. the Commission’s Web site (http:// comments electronically should contact [FR Doc. 2016–16933 Filed 7–15–16; 8:45 am] www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of the person identified in the FOR FURTHER BILLING CODE 7590–01–P the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, INFORMATION CONTACT section by can be accessed through compliance telephone for advice on filing with the requirements of 39 CFR alternatives. POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 3007.40. The Commission invites comments on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [Docket No. CP2016–242] whether the Postal Service’s request(s) David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 202–789–6820. New Postal Product with the policies of title 39. For SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. request(s) that the Postal Service states Table of Contents ACTION: Notice. concern market dominant product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory I. Introduction SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 II. Notice of Filing and Designation of U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39 Substitute Public Representative recent Postal Service filing for the III. Ordering Paragraphs Commission’s consideration concerning CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) a negotiated service agreement. This that the Postal Service states concern I. Introduction notice informs the public of the filing, competitive product(s), applicable On July 8, 2016, the Postal Service invites public comment, and takes other statutory and regulatory requirements filed a request, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. administrative steps. include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 3641(d)(2) and Order No. 2224, to DATES: Comments are due: July 19, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and extend the Customized Delivery market 2016. 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment test for an additional year and to expand deadline(s) for each request appear in the market test to other markets during ADDRESSES: Submit comments section II. this additional year.1 Customized electronically via the Commission’s Filing Online system at http:// II. Docketed Proceeding(s) Delivery is a package delivery service www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit offering that provides customers with 1. Docket No(s).: CP2016–242; Filing comments electronically should contact delivery of groceries and other Title: Notice of the United States Postal the person identified in the FOR FURTHER prepackaged goods. Order No. 2224 at 1. Service of Filing a Functionally The Postal Service formally INFORMATION CONTACT section by Equivalent Global Plus 1D Negotiated telephone for advice on filing implemented the Customized Delivery Service Agreement and Application for market test on November 1, 2014, in the alternatives. Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed San Francisco Metropolitan area. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: Request at 1. It expanded the market David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at July 11, 2016; Filing Authority: 39 CFR into the following metropolitan areas: 202–789–6820. 3015.5 et seq.; Public Representative: Los Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; New SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: York City, NY; Sacramento, CA; July 19, 2016. Stamford, CT; and Las Vegas, NV.2 Table of Contents This notice will be published in the During the extension the Postal I. Introduction Federal Register. Service plans to continue the market II. Docketed Proceeding(s) Stacy L. Ruble, test in the metropolitan areas in which I. Introduction Secretary. it currently operates. Request at 1. It [FR Doc. 2016–16822 Filed 7–15–16; 8:45 am] also ‘‘intends to expand the Customized The Commission gives notice that the Delivery market test to a number of BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P Postal Service filed request(s) for the additional markets over the next year, so Commission to consider matters related that [it] can examine the market in a to negotiated service agreement(s). The POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION wider range of metropolitan areas.’’ ld. request(s) may propose the addition or The Postal Service asserts that it must removal of a negotiated service [Docket No. MT2014–1; Order No. 3424] continue the market test in a variety of agreement from the market dominant or metropolitan areas during the next year the competitive product list, or the Market Test of Experimental Product- Customized Delivery to determine the operational feasibility modification of an existing product and desirability of adding Customized currently appearing on the market AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. dominant or the competitive product ACTION: Notice. 1 Request of the United States Postal Service for list. Extension of Customized Delivery Market Test, July Section II identifies the docket SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 8, 2016 (Request). See also Order No. 2224, Order asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES number(s) associated with each Postal recently-filed Postal Service request to Authorizing Customized Delivery Market Test, October 23, 2014. Service request, the title of each Postal extend the Customized Delivery market 2 Request at 1; see Notice of the United States Service request, the request’s acceptance test for one additional year and expand Postal Service of Expansion of Customized Delivery date, and the authority cited by the the market test to a number of Market Test, February 20, 2015; Notice of the Postal Service for each request. For each additional markets. This notice informs United States Postal Service of Expansion of Customized Delivery Market Test, June 18, 2015; request, the Commission appoints an the public of the filing, invites public Notice of the United States Postal Service of officer of the Commission to represent comment, and takes other Expansion of Customized Delivery Market Test, the interests of the general public in the administrative steps. January 22, 2016. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Jul 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 137 / Monday, July 18, 2016 / Notices 46719 Delivery as a permanent product. ld. at By the Commission. II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 1–2. Stacy L. Ruble, Statement of the Purpose of, and The Customized Delivery market test Secretary. Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule is currently scheduled to expire on [FR Doc. 2016–16823 Filed 7–15–16; 8:45 am] Change October 31, 2016. Id. at 1. In the BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P In its filing with the Commission, the Request, the Postal Service requests to Exchange included statements extend the market test for one additional concerning the purpose of and basis for year, until October 31, 2017, and to the proposed rule change and discussed expand the market test into other SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE any comments it received on the metropolitan areas. Id. at 1–2. The COMMISSION proposed rule change. The text of these Postal Service represents that all other statements may be examined at the aspects of the Customized Delivery [Release No. 34–78304; File No. SR- places specified in Item IV below. The market test remain unchanged and BatsEDGX–2016–27] Exchange has prepared summaries, set comply with 39 U.S.C. 3641 and Order forth in sections A, B, and C below, of No. 2224. ld. at 2. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats the most significant parts of such EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing statements. II. Notice of Filing and Designation of Substitute Public Representative and Immediate Effectiveness of a (A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s Proposed Rule Change Related to Fees Statement of the Purpose of, and The Commission reopens Docket No. as They Apply to the Equity Options Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule MT2014–1 to consider matters raised by Platform Change the Postal Service’s Request. The July 12, 2016. 1. Purpose Commission invites comments on whether the Request complies with Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the The Exchange proposes to amend its applicable statutory and regulatory Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the fee schedule for its equity options requirements, including 39 U.S.C. 3641, ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 platform (‘‘EDGX Options’’) to: (1) 39 CFR part 3035, and Order No. 2224. notice is hereby given that on July 1, Modify the criteria to qualify for the Comments are due no later than July 27, 2016, Bats EDGX Exchange, Inc. (the Customer Volume Tier 1 under footnote 2016. The public portions of these ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGX’’) filed with the 1; and (2) delete the NBBO Setter/Joiner filings can be accessed via the Securities and Exchange Commission Tier under footnote 3. Commission’s Web site (http:// (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule Customer Volume Tier 1 www.prc.gov). change as described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared In addition to the standard rebate 39 U.S.C. 505 requires the provided to all Customer 6 orders, the Commission to designate an officer of by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated the proposed rule change as Exchange offers six separate Customer the Commission to represent the Volume Tiers under footnote 1, each interests of the general public in all one establishing or changing a member due, fee, or other charge imposed by the providing an enhanced rebate ranging public proceedings (Public from $0.10 to $0.21 [sic] per contract to Representative). The Public Exchange under section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) Customer orders that yield fee codes Representative previously designated in PC 7 or NC 8 upon satisfying the Order No. 2197 is no longer able to thereunder,4 which renders the proposed rule change effective upon respective tier’s monthly volume serve.3 In light of that circumstance, the criteria. Pursuant to Customer Volume Commission designates Lauren A. filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to Tier 1, the lowest volume tier, a Member D’Agostino to serve as the substitute currently receives a rebate of $0.10 per Public Representative to represent the solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. contract where the Member has an interests of the general public in this ADV 9 in Customer orders equal to or docket. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s greater than 0.20% of average TCV.10 In III. Ordering Paragraphs Statement of the Terms of Substance of order to further incentive the entry of the Proposed Rule Change Customer orders, the Exchange proposes It is ordered: The Exchange filed a proposal to 6 ‘‘Customer’’ applies to any transaction identified 1. The Commission reopens Docket amend the fee schedule applicable to by a Member for clearing in the Customer range at No. MT2014–1 to consider matters Members 5 and non-members of the the OCC, excluding any transaction for a Broker raised by the Postal Service’s Request. Exchange pursuant to EDGX Rules Dealer or a ‘‘Professional’’ as defined in Exchange Rule 16.1. See the Exchange’s fee schedule. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the 15.1(a) and (c). 7 Fee code PC is yielded to Customer orders in Commission designates Lauren A. The text of the proposed rule change Penny Pilot Securities. See the Exchange’s fee D’Agostino to serve as the substitute is available at the Exchange’s Web site schedule. Public Representative to represent the at www.batstrading.com, at the 8 Fee code NC is yielded to Customer orders in interests of the general public in this Non-Penny Pilot Securities. See the Exchange’s fee principal office of the Exchange, and at schedule. docket. the Commission’s Public Reference 9 ‘‘ADV’’ means average daily volume calculated 3. Comments are due no later than Room. as the number of contracts added or removed, asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES July 27, 2016. combined, per day. See the Exchange’s fee 1 15 schedule. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 10 ‘‘TCV’’ means total consolidated volume 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. publication of this order in the Federal 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). calculated as the volume reported by all exchanges Register. to the consolidated transaction reporting plan for 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). the month for which the fees apply, excluding 5 The term ‘‘Member’’ is defined as ‘‘any volume on any day that the Exchange experiences 3 See Notice and Order Concerning Market Test registered broker or dealer that has been admitted an Exchange System Disruption and on any day of Experimental Product—Customized Delivery, to membership in the Exchange.’’ See Exchange with a scheduled early market close. See the September 25, 2014, at 4 (Order No. 2197). Rule 1.5(n). Exchange’s fee schedule. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Jul 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments are due: July 27, 2016.
ContactDavid A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 202-789-6820.
FR Citation81 FR 46718 
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